Interview with a Poltergeist

Interview with a Poltergeist

It was unlike any case that had gone before, and it left a permanent mark on all those that were involved. With reports of levitation, possession, and other terrifying activities, this is the story of the Enfield Poltergeist.

In August 1977, Peggy Hodgson moved with her four young children to a quiet, north London suburb, in the borough of Enfield. From the moment the family moved into their new town-house to September 1978, 11-year-old Janet Hodgson became the target of a supernatural being.

This documentary examines these strange events, including interviews with Janet, journalists, paranormal investigators and police. It also explores the case against a paranormal explanation, while revealing remarkable sound recordings from the house and footage of Janet apparently being thrown around her bedroom.

Some of the evidence is questionable. But three decades on, the case remains one of the best-documented paranormal cases of its kind, and might be the first time that a spirit voice has been captured on tape.

But was it all an elaborate hoax? The evidence suggests that it wasn’t…